Monte McComber
June 13, 2025 • Addison Ching • News
Monte is the Cultural Director for the Royal Hawaiian Center which is managed by the Festival Companies. In this capacity, he is responsible for the preservation of all things Hawaiian at the Center, and Helumoa, the center's Playground for the Royalty.
Monte was responsible for bringing the Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival to the Royal Hawaiian Center in 2016. Prior to that, the festival was located at the Plaza Stage on Waikiki Beach Walk, and affiliated with the Outrigger Group.
Thanks to his guidance and support, Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week has evolved into a mega steel guitar celebration that now includes the Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival on Friday and the Waikiki Steel Guitar Festival on Saturday, complete with livestreamed coverage of the concerts. The 2025 Week is expanded even further with the launch of a Steel Guitar Sundays program by Hula Grill Waikiki to kick off the weeklong celebration and the addition of members from the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association performing on the Royal Grove stage as a part of their Waikiki Festival '25 which they have planned to coincide with the 2025 Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week.
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2025 Festivals and Workshops
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week - July 7-12, 2025July 7-10, 2025 – 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST (Nightly Concerts)
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 11, 2025 – 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival
July 12, 2025 – 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival - Keiki Kine
August 16, 2025 – 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM HST
Ka Makana Ali‘i Shopping Center, Kapolei
Maui Steel Guitar Festival
October 18, 2025 - 3:00 PM - 6:30 PM
The Shops At Wailea, Wailea, Hawai‘i
Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani
November 6-9, 2025 (tentative) – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
2025 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Livestream Broadcasts
All broadcasts originate from the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase Facebook Page and YouTube Channel.
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 11, 2025 – 2:30 PM - 6:30 PM HST
Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Experience at Mauna Lani
November 7, 2025 (tentative) Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM HST
November 8, 2025 (tentative) Open Stage Performances – 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM HST
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2025 Events
Steel Guitar SundaysJuly 6, August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2, December 7, 2025 – 10:00 AM - Noon
Hula Grill Waikiki, Waikīkī
HSGA Waikiki Festival '25
July 9, 2025 – 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM HST
Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
July 10, 2025 – 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM HST
Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort - Diamond Head Room
AISGC Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival *
July 24-26, 2025
Town Square Community Centre, Winchester, Indiana
* Registration Fee Required
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